Storytelling: Carnival Crime Worksheet A Story telling Script Instructions for teachers and questions to ask the students are in Italics. Kelly was excited. (Stick the picture of Kelly on the board and ask the students to describe Kelly to you. What does Kelly look like? Why do you think she was excited?) Kelly was on holiday with her family in a fantastic place Rio in Brazil. The hotel was wonderful. (What was the hotel like?) (Stick the picture of the hotel on the board) Kelly s brother Steve was excited too. (Stick the picture of Steve on the board and ask the students to describe Steve to you) It was carnival time in Rio and that night there was a big party in the street. Everyone had wonderful clothes in different colours. (What colours were the clothes. What were the clothes like?) Kelly and Steve wanted to go to the party but they didn t have any carnival clothes. Let s go to a shop and buy some costumes, said Steve. So they went out of the hotel and into the shopping centre. All the shops had fantastic clothes. They went into a big shop. Kelly put on a costume Ha ha, you look terrible! said Steve. (What was the costume like?) Steve put on a costume That s good! You look like a clown! said Kelly. (What kind of costume did Steve put on?) Finally Kelly and Steve bought costumes. Now Kelly and Steve were ready for the party! (What costumes did Kelly and Steve buy?) Kelly and Steve went back to the hotel. When they arrived they saw a woman. (What was the woman wearing? What did she look like?)
The woman was wearing diamonds on her fingers, on her shoes, on her clothes and in her hair. "Wow!" said Steve, "Look at her! Who is she?" (Who was the woman?) "That's Diana Diamond - the famous film star," said the manager. "The diamonds are famous - they cost thousands of pounds!" (Stick a picture of Diana Diamond on the Board) Kelly and Steve went to get ready for the party. At eight o'clock they went to the restaurant with their mum and dad to have dinner. (What did they have to eat?) Suddenly Kelly and Steve heard someone screaming. (Who was screaming and why?) "Oh! My diamonds, my diamonds - they are gone! Gone!" Diana Diamond ran into the room. "My diamonds are stolen!" she screamed. Kelly and Steve went out of the hotel. They saw a man running away with the diamonds. The man was wearing a costume. (What kind of costume was the man wearing?) (Stick the picture of the man on the board) In the street there were thousands of people wearing colourful costumes. Everybody was dancing and singing. The music was very loud. "Quick!" shouted Kelly, "After him!" Kelly and Steve ran after the man in the costume. It was difficult to see him because of the party in the street. "There he is!" shouted Steve. "He's going towards the mountain!" The man in the costume ran faster and faster. Kelly and Steve ran faster too. (Stick the picture of Kelly and Steve chasing the man on the board) Suddenly the man stopped running and fell to the ground. (What did Kelly and Steve do?) Kelly and Steve sat on the man. The police arrived and took the man away to prison and Kelly and Steve took the diamonds back to the hotel and gave them back to Diana Diamond. (Stick the pictures of the policemen taking away the thief and of Kelly and Steve giving the Diamonds back to Diana Diamond) Oh thank you, thank you," she said. "My wonderful diamonds - I have them back again. You must come to my extra special carnival party." It was the best carnival party ever. (What was Diana Diamond s carnival party like?)
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Worksheet B Join up the pictures to tell the story. Start here
Worksheet C Draw a carnival costume Head and neck Carnival mask Arms and body Top half of costume Leg Trousers or Skirt Feet Shoes
Worksheet D Carnival Crime Kelly was excited. She was on holiday with her family in a fantastic place Rio in Brazil. The hotel was wonderful. There was a swimming pool and a garden, and it was near the beach! Kelly s brother Steve was excited too. It was carnival time in Rio and that night there was a big party in the street. Everyone had wonderful clothes in different colours green, blue, red, purple, and even gold and silver. Kelly and Steve wanted to go to the party but they didn t have any carnival clothes. Let s go to a shop and buy some costumes, said Steve. So they went out of the hotel and into the shopping centre. All the shops had fantastic clothes. They went into a big shop. Kelly put on a costume there was a special jacket, a short skirt, a blue T-shirt, white boots and a cowboy hat. She looked in the mirror. Ha ha, you look terrible! said Steve. Steve put on a costume a pair of red and yellow trousers, a green and red spotty shirt, blue shoes, a silly hat and a red nose. That s good! You look like a clown! said Kelly. Kelly bought a gold-coloured dress and silver shoes, and Steve bought a superman costume. Now they were ready for the party! They went back to the hotel. When they arrived they saw a tall, elegant woman in a black dress. She was wearing diamonds on her fingers, on her shoes, on her clothes and in her hair. "Wow!" said Steve, "Look at her! Who is she?" "That's Diana Diamond - the famous film star," said the manager. "The diamonds are famous - they cost thousands of pounds!" Kelly and Steve went to get ready for the party. At eight o'clock they went to the restaurant with their mum and dad to have dinner. They had steak, chips and salad, and then an enormous ice-cream. Suddenly they heard someone screaming. "Oh! My diamonds, my diamonds - they are gone! Gone!" Diana Diamond ran into the room. "My diamonds are stolen!" she screamed. Kelly and Steve went out of the hotel. They saw a man running away with the diamonds. The man had a black cat costume. In the street there were thousands of people wearing colourful costumes. Everybody was dancing and singing. The music was very loud. "Quick!" shouted Kelly, "After him!" Kelly and Steve ran after the black cat. It was difficult to see him because of the party in the street. "There he is!" shouted Steve. "He's going towards the mountain!" The black cat ran faster and faster. Kelly and Steve ran faster too. Suddenly the black cat stopped. The man fell to the ground. Kelly and Steve sat on the man. The police arrived and took him away to prison. Kelly and Steve took the diamonds back to the hotel and gave them back to Diana Diamond. "Oh thank you, thank you," she said. "My wonderful diamonds - I have them back again. You must come to my extra special carnival party on the roof of the hotel." So they went to the carnival party and watched the fireworks from the roof of the hotel. It was the best carnival party ever. Note: this is an old plan, so the webpage it links to is no longer available. (The original of this text with audio can be accessed on the http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/ site at: http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/stories/story.asp?story=44)